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Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
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The Secrets of Ashmore Castle
The brand new series, perfect for fans of DOWNTON ABBEY, from the author of the hugely successful MORLAND DYNASTY novels Behind the doors of the…
Pack Up Your Troubles
The brand new series, perfect for fans of DOWNTON ABBEY, from the author of the hugely successful MORLAND DYNASTY novels . . . 1919: The…
Till the Boys Come Home
The final book in Cynthia's War at Home series - Pack Up Your Troubles - is available to pre-order now. 'Always a stay-up-all-night read with…
The Long, Long Trail
In 1917 the Great War rages on, and for the Hunters, their friends and their servants the war is where they live now. David has…
The Land of My Dreams
It is 1916 and the Hunters, their friends and their servants are settling down to the business of war. As conscription reaches into every household,…
Keep the Home Fires Burning
The year is 1915, and the war is raging on . . . The war was not 'over by Christmas' after all and as 1915…
I, Victoria
A fatherless girl grows up a virtual prisoner in the shabby backwater of Kensington Palace, despised by her relations, bullied and insulted by her foolish…
Goodbye Piccadilly
In 1914, Britain faces a new kind of war. For Edward and Beatrice Hunter, their children, servants and neighbours, life will never be the same…
The Phoenix
It is 1931 and the world is still reeling from the aftermath of the Wall Street Crash. Polly Morland has returned to Morland Place, saving…
The Winding Road
1925. England is prosperous; the nation has put the war behind it, and hope is in the air. The Jazz Age is in full swing…
Dead End
'An outstanding series' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A Bill Slider Mystery A call-out to a murder saves Detective Inspector Bill Slider from having to…
Blood Lines
'An outstanding series' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A Bill Slider Mystery With his on-off lover Joanna away with work, Detective Inspector Bill Slider almost…
Necrochip
'An outstanding series' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A Bill Slider Mystery There's a changing of the guard at Shepherd's Bush police station. But unfortunately…
Killing Time
'An outstanding series' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A Bill Slider Mystery Detective Inspector Bill Slider is back at work with a thumping headache, courtesy…
Dear Departed
'An outstanding series' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A Bill Slider Mystery It looks as though Inspector Bill Slider has a serial killer on his…
Gone Tomorrow
'An outstanding series' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A Bill Slider Mystery The stabbed body of a well-dressed man is found slumped on a swing…
Blood Sinister
'An outstanding series' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A Bill Slider Mystery Award-winning ex-Guardian hack Phoebe Agnew has a reputation for attacking the police in…
Death Watch
'An outstanding series' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A Bill Slider Mystery The lot of the working copper is getting harder: new regulations, regular rousting…
Orchestrated Death
'An outstanding series' NEW YORK TIMES A Bill Slider Mystery Detective Inspector Bill Slider - middle-class, middle-aged, and middle-of-the-road - is never going to make…
Shallow Grave
'An outstanding series' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW A Bill Slider Mystery Detective Inspector Bill Slider has always been keen on architecture, and The Old…
The Victory
1803: Napoleon is poised to invade England, with only Nelson's weather-beaten ships in his way, but the French fleet are not the only threat to…
The Tangled Thread
1788: the bloody revolution in France causes upheaval in the Morland family. Henri-Marie Fitzjames Stuart, bastard offshoot of the Morland family, strives to protect his…
The Long Shadow
1670: King Charles II's reign has brought peace and prosperity to the Morland family, but James II's ascent to the throne will shatter their restored…
The Oak Apple
1630: after long years of peace the reign of Charles I brings brutal civil war to England. The clash between King and Parliament is echoed…
The Regency
1807: the Napoleonic Wars continue and their violence reverberates in the lives of the Morland family. Lucy trying to rebuild her life after the death…
The Flood-Tide
1772: Althought George III reigns over a peaceful England, his colonies in the Americas are claiming independence and a tide of revolutionary fervour is gripping…
The Maiden
1720: political intrigue besets the kingdom as the Stuarts try to claim the throne occupied by the Hanoverians and the Morlands have to use all…
The Emperor
1795: the shadow of Bonaparte has fallen across Europe and touches each member of the far-flung Morland family. As the century draws to a close,…
The Founding
"Brilliant, a definite page turner. They combine real historical events with fascinating fictional characters. The twenty-three volumes of the Morland Dynasty series has been completely…
The Princeling
1558: Elizabeth I is on the throne, though still challenged by Mary, and her Protestant faith threatens the Catholic Morland family. The reign of Elizabeth…
The Chevalier
1689: the Resoration enabled the Morland family to restore their own fortune, but now the Jacobite rebellion brings another threat to their security. Annuciata Morland,…
The Dark Rose
1501: the turbulence of Henry VIII's reign brings passion and pain to the Morlands as they achieve ever greater wealth and prestige. Paul, great-grandsom of…
The Campaigners
1815: Napoleon's escape from Elba and the preparations for battle entangle the Morland family in a web of romance and heartbreak. The Allied Army is…
The Abyss
1833: the industrial age is sweeping through England and the Stephensons are planning the greatest engineering scheme ever undertaken- a railway line from Liverpool to…
The Devil's Horse
1820: the landscape of England is undergoing sweeping change as the country pioneers the steam-driven machine age. The Morlands, too, face change: Cousin Africa returns…
The Poison Tree
1831: as England emerges from the post war depression, the country is changing, and the birth pains of the Reform Act bring it to the…
The Homecoming
Freed from her miserable marriage by widowhood, Henrietta is at last able to marry her beloved Jerome Compton, but his divorced state means that they…
The Cause
The forthcoming marriage of Venetia, eldest daughter of the Duke of Southport, and 'Beauty' Winchmore is the talk of London society, and a match which…
The Dream Kingdom
Edwardian England is a country at the peak of its power; a kingdom of peace, prosperity and progress. As Jessie and Violet enjoy their coming-out…
The Question
In the last years of the nineteenth century the Morlands' fortunes are changing for the better, as Henrietta and Jerome find a true home at…
The Restless Sea
England in 1912 still bears itself with Edwardian confidence, but strikes, protests and public violence reveal the fault lines as society evolves under the spur…
The White Road
August 1914: the whole country is thrilled by the declaration of war. The British Experditionary Force goes off toe France to defend gallant little Belgium,…
The Burning Roses
In 1915 the first euphoria of the war has worn off, but the nation is more determined than ever to win. When Ned is sent…
The Hidden Shore
When Charlotte Meldon's father dies, she believes herself to be destitute, but a lawyer's letter reveals that she is not only part of the great…
The Reckoning
1816: Napoleon has at last been defeateed, but victory brings no peace to the English. The cost of war strikes deep into the country- there…
The Foreign Field
It's 1917 and the Allies are determined to finally defeat a weakened Germany - everything is building up to the summer's Big Push. Germany strikes…
The Measure Of Days
1916. England is at war, and the Morland family is in the thick of it, with two men already in France and three more soon…
The Winter Journey
In 1851 the fortunes of the Morland family are more buoyant than they have been for years. Morland Place is recovering under Benjamin's steady hands…
The Outcast
Benedict Morland's comfortable life is overset when an old enemy's dying wish leaves him guardian of an orphaned boy. No-one, including his wife Sibella, can…
The Mirage
George Morland, newly master of Morland Place, embarks on a grand improvement and expansion of the estate. His sister Henrietta, eager to be both good…
The Black Pearl
1659: Cromwell's protectorate is drawing to a close, and the restoration of the monarchy can only improve the fortunes of the Morland family. The years…
The Fallen Kings
1918: German troops flood back from the Eastern Front for an all-out assault in France, before the Americans can join the war. The under-strength British…
The Dancing Years
1919. As the euphoria of the Armistice fades, the nation counts the cost: millions dead or disabled, unemployment, strikes and shortages. As prices and taxes…
The Fourth Bill Slider Omnibus
GONE TOMORROW: Inspector Bill Slider is called to cope with a disfigured corpse grotesquely left in a children's playground. His enquiries plunge him into the…
The Third Bill Slider Omnibus
SHALLOW GRAVE: The Old Rectory is the kind of house Detective Inspector Bill Slider would give anything to own. But the dead body of Jennifer…
The Second Bill Slider Omnibus
DEAD END: A call-out to a murder saves D.I Bill Slider from having to finish his canteen lunch, but presents him with the problem of…
Bill Slider Omnibus
ORCHESTRATED DEATH Middle-class, middle-aged and, according to his partner, menopausal, Detective Inspector Bill Slider is never going to make it to the Yard. Passed over…